Lady&#39;s undergarment



NOV. 9', M. K JANlN LADYS UNDERGARMENT Filed July 16, 1947 INVENTOR. M. K.

JANIN,

ATTORN Y Patented Nov. 9, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,453,372 LADYS UNDERGARMENT Mary K. J anin, Port Credit, Ontario, Canada Application July 16, 1941, Serial No. 761,350

5 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in ladies garments and more particularly to panties to be worn periodically.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a panty of extremely light weight, the body terial so that the garment will snugly embrace the waist of the wearer. The crotch portion of the garment is also gathered at its opposite side edges and such edges are secured to a panel of an impervious lining of thin sheet rubber or the like, such panel having a rear edge portion secured to the buttocks part of the body of the garment by stitching or the like.

One end of the crotch portion is secured to the front of the waist encircling portion of the garment by any suitable means such as a zipper fastening so that the crotch portion may be released from the front of the body to facilitate the attachment or removal of a sanitary napkin. Also in accordance with the invention, the gathered side edges of the crotch portion are stitched to elastic strips which are designed to circle the limbs of the user when the garment is worn.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a feather weight garment of simple, inexpensive construction, and one designed particularly for use with a sanitary napkin, the construction being such that when the garment is worn it will snugly embrace the waist and limbs of the wearer and will provide an impervious protection for the napkin,

With the foregoing objects outlined and with other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of the novel features hereinafter described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims:

In the drawing:

"'Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved panty with the crotch flap in open position;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view with the flap in closed position.

Referring to the drawing, 3 designates the body of the garment preferably made of light weight textile net and comprising a body encircling portion of endless form. The upper edge of the body encircling portion is gathered, as indicated at 4, and stitched to a narrow band of elastic tape 5 or the like. It is obvious that the body encircling portion may be of one-piece or consist 2 of a front 6 and a back I, stitched together at the sides thereof.

In keeping with the invention, a length of inelastic tape 8 is stitched to the medial portion of the front 6 at the lower edge thereof, and a crotch flap 9 is integral with and extends downwardly from the back of the garment. An inelastic length of tape I0 is stitched to the end of the flap, and the lengths of tape may be detachably secured together byany suitable means, such as a hookless fastener H. r

The flap is lined with a liner l2 of any suitable light, impervious sheet material and the opposite side edges of the liner and flap are gathered, and stitched to strips I3 of elastic tape which extend from the ends of the tape ID to the ends of the tape 8 so that the elastic strips I3 will snugly embrace the limbs of the wearer.

One end of the liner is stitched to the tape l0 and its other end is preferably of arc shape, as indicated at l 4, and the arcuate edge is stitched to the back of the body of the garment.

To facilitate the attachment of a sanitary napkin, a loop 15 is connected to the medial portion of the tape [0, and a narrow strip of impervious material 16 has its end portions stitched to the liner. loose with reference to the liner so that a sanitary The strip l6 between its ends, is

napkin connected to the loop l5 may be threaded through the space between the strip l6 and the liner. As the strip l6 extends crosswise of the crotch flap, it will be understood that it will hold a napkin in spaced relation to the opposite side edges of the crotch flap, a desirable position from a sanitary standpoint.

' From the foregoing, it is believed that the construction, use and advantages of my improved garment may be readily understood, and it is apparent that changes may be made in the details disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention, as expressed in the' following claims: I 9

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

the lengths of inelastic tape to one another, limb encircling elastic tapes secured to the lower edge of one of said portions and to the side edges of the flap and extending from the end portions of the first-mentioned length of inelastic tape to the end portions of the second-mentioned length of inelastic tape, a liner of impervious sheet material lining the flap and secured to the opposite side edges and end of the flap, and means for detachably securing a sanitary'napkin to the lined-flap.

2. A parity or the like, comprising a front portion and a back portion constituting an endless body encircling structure gathered at its upper edge, an elastic band secured to said gathered edge and adapted to snugly embrace the waist of the wearer, one of said portions having 'a' lower edge provided with a length of inelastic-tape positioned between and spaced from the sides of the garment, the other portion being provided with a crotch flap extensionhaving at its end a length of inelastic tape; means detachably connecting the lengths of inelastic tape to one another, limb encircling elasticitapes secured to the lower edge ofione of. said portions and to the side edges of the: flap and, extending from the end portions of thefirst-mention'ed length of inelastic tape to the end portionsof the second-mentioned length of inelastic tape, a liner of impervious sheet material lining the fiap'and secured tothe opposite side edges-and end of the flap, the opposite side edges of the flap and liner being gathered, and

means. for detachably securing a sanitary napkin; to the lined. flap.

3. A panty or the like, comprising a front portion and aback portion constituting an endless biodyencircling structure gathered at its upper edge, an elastic band secured. to said gathered edge and adapted to snugly embrace the waist of the wearer, one of said portions having a lower edge provided with a length of inelastic tape positioned between and spaced from the sides of the garment, the" other portion being provided with a crotch flap extension having at its end a length of inelastic tape, means detachably connecting the lengths of inelastic tape to one another,;limb encircling'elastic tapes secured to the lower edge of one: of said: portions and to the side edges of the flap and extending from the end portions of the first-mentioned-length of inelastic tape to the end portions of the second-mentioned length of inelastic tape, a liner of impervious sheet material lining the flap and secured to. theopposite side edges and, end of the flap, a loop secured to the medial portion; of the lengthof inelastic tape at the end of the crotch flap to facilitate securing a" sanitary napkin to the lined flap, and a strip of impervious material extending scross the liner and having its end portions secured thereto, the portions of the strip-between its end portions being-free with reference to. the liner to permit the sanitary napkinlto occupy a position between. an intermediate portion of the strip and thelinerp panty or the like,, comprising: a front. portion and a back portion formed of textile netand constituting, an. endless body encirclingjstructure gathered at its upper edge, an elastic band stitched to said gathered edge and adapted to snugly embrace the waist of the wearer, one of said portions having a lower edge provided with a length of inelastic tape positioned between and spaced from the sides of the panty, the other portion being provided with an integral crotch flap extension having at its end a length of inelastic tape, means detachably connecting the lengths of inelastic tape to 'one another, limb encircling elastic tapes secured to the lower edge of one of said portions and to the side edges of the flap and extending from the end portions of the first- -menti0ned length of inelastic tape .to the end portions of the second-mentioned length of in-- elastic tape,a liner of impervious sheet material lining the flap and secured to the opposite side edges and end of the flap, and means for detachably securing a sanitary napkin to the lined flap and for holding side edges of the napkin in spaced relation to'the side edges of the flap.

5, A panty or the like, comprising, a front -portion and a back portion each-formedoftextile net and constituting an endless bodyencircling structure gathered at'its upper edge, an elastic band secured to said. gathered edge and adapted to snugly embrace the waist of the wearer; the. front portion having a lower edge, a substantially horizontally disposed length of inelastic tapepositioned between and spaced from the sides of the parity, saidtape being stitched to the lower edge of the front portion, the back portion being provided with anintegral crotch flap extensionhaving at its end a length of. inelastic tape stitched thereto, means-detachably connecting thelengths of inelastic tape to'one another, a liner of impervious sheet materiallining the flap andsecured to the second-mentioned length of inelastic tape,the sides of the'liner and flap being gathered, limb encircling elastic. tapes; secured to the lower edge ofsaid front portion and to the gathered edges of the liner and flap and extending from the end portions of the first-mentioned length-of inelastic tape to'the end portions of the second-mentioned length of inelastic tape, a loop for attaching a sanitary napkin-thereto secured to the medial portion of the end of the flap, a strip of impervious material extending across the liner and having its end portions operatively connected to the side edge portions of the fiap,;sa-id stripv being free with reference to the liner between the end portionsof the stripto' permit the sanitary napkin to be. threaded throughthe. space between the strip'and liner; I T 

